Villas Mastatal in Mastatal

zuletzt aktualisiert am 05.01.2010

Our farm is 20 hectares (about 50 acres) of forest, river, waterfalls, and amazing natural resources.   For those who wish to stay with us, we offer rustic and natural accommodations. We are located near the La Congreja National Park, which provides many options for educational exploration.   Our purpose is integral and our agricultural practices are local and sustainable. Conservation, community, education, and tourism all make up a natural and organic experience for our visitors and our volunteers.

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Villas Mastatal is located in the canton of Puriscal, and is most easily reached by bus or taxi via Santiago de Puriscal.

Below are instructions for arrival by bus. If you would like to arrange for a taxi ride from the airport or from Puriscal, please contact us directly.

From San Jose : You will need to travel from the city of San Jose, to the town of Puriscal (aka Santiago de Puriscal), then travel from Puriscal into the surrounding mountains to arrive in Mastatal. From San Jose, busses go to Puriscal from the Terminal Comtrasuli (ask your taxi driver to take you to the terminal de buses a Puriscal) located on Calle 20 between Avenidas 3 and 5. Busses leave every hour from 5:30am to 10:30pm. You will arrive more quickly if you take one of the busses marked “Servicio Rapido” or “Servicio Directo”, which costs about 600 colones. The trip takes about an hour.

From Puriscal: There is one bus that leaves Puriscal headed to Mastatal each day. Monday through Saturday it departs at 3:00pm and Sundays at 4:00pm. The fare is 880 colones. You may want to arrive a bit early to be sure you get a seat. The bus leaves from in front of the Soda La Choza de Dona Tona, located across the street from the large SuperMora, one block off of the the large central park.

The trip takes about 2 hours, road conditions permitting and will make several stops before stopping in Mastatal. Generally, the bus will stop in Mastatal center, then will continue on the road that passes directly in front of the driveway to Villas Mastatal. On Sundays, or during bad road conditions, you will need to get off the bus in Mastatal center and follow the signs to Villas Mastatal, walking about 1 km (uphill) from Mastatal.

From Quepos/Pacific Ocean: There are two busses that leave the coast headed toward Mastatal every day of the week. From Quepos, you can depart at either 5am or 1pm from the central bus station. The fare is about 1000 colones. The bus you will want to take goes all the way to San Jose, VIA PURISCAL, but you will get off at Santa Rosa. Be sure to tell the driver you will get off there, and make sure you are on the bus that goes through Puriscal.

Once in Santa Rosa, you can either walk to Mastatal, which takes about an hour, or you can wait for the afternoon bus that comes through Santa Rosa headed to Mastatal. It will pass through between 4:30 and 5:00. The fare will be around 500 colones for the ride to Mastatal.

Taxi: Some people choose to take a taxi the entire route from either the coast or from San Jose. This will cost around $100, but will be the most direct. Not all taxi drivers will know where Mastatal is located. One of the best ways to travel to Mastatal via taxi is to go by bus to Puriscal, then travel to Mastatal in a taxi, this will cost about $30.
If you don’t want to wait for an afternoon bus, are traveling with heavy bags, or if your travel is urgent, this may be the best option.

The cheapest way to travel, however, is always by bus.